Prevalence and Distribution of Young Driver Distraction Errors in Naturalistic Driving

Naturalistic driving studies are the latest resource for gathering data associated with driver behavior. The University of Iowa has been studying teen driving using naturalistic methods since 2006. By instrumenting teen drivers’ vehicles with event-triggered video recorders (ETVR), we are able to record a 12-second video clip every time a vehicle exceeds a pre-set g-force threshold. Each of these video clips contains valuable data regarding the frequency and types of distractions present in vehicles driven by today’s young drivers. The 16-year old drivers who participated in the study had a distraction present in nearly half of the events that were captured. While a lot of attention has been given to the distractions associated with technology in the vehicle (cell phones, navigation devices, entertainment systems, etc.), the most frequent type of distraction coded was the presence of teen passengers engaging in conversation (45%). Cognitive distractions, such as singing along with the radio, were the second most common distraction. Cell phone use was the third most common distraction, detected in only 10% of the events containing distraction.

• Record URL:
  http://publications.iowa.gov/16489/1/IowaDOT_UIowaPPC_TPF_5_207_Prevalence_Disribution_Young_Driver_Distraction_2014.pdf
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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66491
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Iowa, Iowa City

  Public Policy Center
  227 South Quadrangle
  Iowa City, IA  United States  52242-1192

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  Ames, IA  United States  50010

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Carney, Cher
  • 0000-0001-6741-4433
  • McGehee, Daniel V
  • Reyes, Michelle L
• Publication Date: 2014-1-27

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 36p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic data collection systems; Data recorders; Distraction; Teenage drivers; Vehicle occupants; Video
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01696002
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: TPF-5(207)
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 25 2019 11:46AM